text_original: If war was inevitable, England had 76 THOMAS WOLSEY chap. most to gain by an alliance with Charles, to whom its friendship could offer substantial advantages, as England, in case of war, could secure to Charles the means of communicating between the Netherlands and Spain, which would be cut off if France were hostile and the Channel were barred by English ships.
text_transcription: IF WAR WAS INEVITABLE ENGLAND HAD MOST TO GAIN BY AN ALLIANCE WITH CHARLES TO WHOM ITS FRIENDSHIP COULD OFFER SUBSTANTIAL ADVANTAGES AS ENGLAND IN CASE OF WAR COULD SECURE TO CHARLES THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE NETHERLANDS AND SPAIN WHICH WOULD BE CUT OFF IF FRANCE WERE HOSTILE AND THE CHANNEL WERE BARRED BY ENGLISH SHIPS
phonemes: ɪf wˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl, ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks tˈɑːməs wˈɑːlsi tʃˈæp. mˈoʊst tə ɡˈeɪn baɪ ɐn ɐlˈaɪəns wɪð tʃˈɑːɹlz, tə hˈuːm ɪts fɹˈɛndʃɪp kʊd ˈɔfɚ səbstˈænʃəl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz, æz ˈɪŋɡlənd, ɪn kˈeɪs ʌv wˈɔːɹ, kʊd sᵻkjˈʊɹ tə tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə mˈiːnz ʌv kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz ænd spˈeɪn, wˌɪtʃ wʊd biː kˈʌt ˈɔf ɪf fɹˈæns wɜː hˈɑːstəl ænd ðə tʃˈænəl wɜː bˈɑːɹd baɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ʃˈɪps.